So – time for a lesson in Naikan. A Japanese tradition, or spiritual discipline, that teaches people how to deliberately cultivate gratitude – by noticing how much we take for granted. Gregg Krech teaches Naikon in Middlebury Vermont – and he says if you want to give it a try, be thankful for more than the turkey this Thanksgiving – thank your roof, your furnace, even the lane lines in the street.
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